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Little Fugue in E Phrygian - (2015)
for organ
The lowered second of the Phrygian scale is repeated in the lowered sixth, such that a natural relationship between contrapuntal voices may be easily utilized. This fugue subject is used also in canon in the manuals and in mensural canon beginning in the pedal, at both the tonic and dominant with simple interior scalar lines as additional decoration, and a downward run across octaves serves as final statement of the mode.
3 pages, circa 3' 10" an MP3 demo is here:
The score is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this organ score.
